History A Patch of Earth and a Point of Pride: A Message from 1853 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 this is to notify you not to cary out This Survy You Have made Latly as you must Know These Lands Is not Subject to Entry Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today that takes us right back to a chilly December day… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Hand in Old Fayette County M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 17, 2026 “Labin Gwinn has Settled that debt with me & has no right to be pushed on that debt Given under my hand” Hey there, neighbors! Pull up a chair, because I’ve found a real treasure in the archives today that’s as warm as a woodstove on a November morning. Back… Continue Reading
History A Friendly Note from the Courthouse, 1896 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I enclose you spa’s, in your case vs Geo Bowers.” Pull up a chair and let me share a real treasure with you. This here is a letter from August 27, 1896, and it is like a little time capsule you can hold in your hand. It is written on… Continue Reading
History A Little Mistake and a Lot of Heart: A 1895 Sheriff’s Note M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 12, 2026 “The Clerk will put it back on the books for 1895 & then you can pay for both years – There will be no cost or interest on it” Step back in time with me for a moment to a quiet morning in June of 1895. I was just looking… Continue Reading
History A Little Note from the Sheriff’s Desk: A Glimpse into 1891 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 21, 2026 “My demands are such that it is a matter of necessity not a matter of choice.” Come on in and sit a spell, neighbors. I’ve got something special to show you today—a little scrap of paper that’s traveled over a hundred and thirty years just to tell us a story…. Continue Reading
History A Simple Relief in Fayette County: A Note from 1876 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 19, 2026 “your need not put your belf to the trouble to hunt a witness as the claim was allowed” There is something about holding a piece of paper that has survived nearly a hundred and fifty years that just makes you stop and catch your breath. This little scrap, written by… Continue Reading